Western Australian police are investigating the death of an Aboriginal man who was unable to be revived after being found in his prison cell on Thursday.

The 41-year-old was found unresponsive in his cell at Albany Regional Prison on Thursday afternoon at approximately 1.20pm by prison staff.

In a statement, the Department of Justice said prison staff provided first aid until paramedics arrived.

It has been reported the man was transferred to the Albany Health Campus but was unable to be revived.

As of this year there have been a total of 49 deaths in custody in Australia. Nine of them were Indigenous.

WA Aboriginal advocate and member of the Deaths in Custody Committee, Mervyn Eades, said the First Nations community was in mourning following the death.

Mr Eades believed the man was a father and had grown up in the Katanning area.

He said that Aboriginal deaths in custody "never stops".

"It's just a joke where we are at … our community is angry and I'm very angry that this continues," Mr Eades told ABC news.

"There's no input into Aboriginal deaths in custody, there's no input that they take seriously from Aboriginal communities … we've told them over and over, even while sitting on the suicide taskforce."

have yarns and conversations. (Image: Nic Perpitch/ABC News)

Mr Eades felt as though Aboriginal positions on boards and committees were "tokenistic" at times.

Stating that Aboriginal elders and leaders needed to be able to access prisons to have yarns and conversations.

"It's a no-brainer and it's logical," he said.

"(Aboriginal prisoners will) connect and open up (to Indigenous representatives) … we will stop what's going on."

Mr Eades pleaded for more mental health support in prisons.

Albany Prison allegedly had staffing issues according to WA Prison Union secretary Andy Smith.

Mr Smith said there needed to be a serious effort in keeping prisons safe instead of "striving to save dollars"..

"There's been an attack (about) saving money — not paying overtime to bring people in to fill the positions that are vacant, caused by the department not employing enough prison officers." Mr Smith told ABC news.

Problems have been arising at Albany Regional Prison, dating back to November 2021, where several issues were raised.

According to ABC news at the time of the inspection, 38 percent of prisoners were Aboriginal, but only 14 percent of prisoners employed in industries or service areas were Indigenous.

WA Police will investigate and provide a report to the coroner. Support services have been offered to staff and prisoners.